In the city I was raised in They're neglecting the children Raised by TV or the thugs in the streets (Gotta make that money) The school system's ballistic Miseducated statistics (Every four years we hear politicians say they gon' make it better, but no) Oh ohh oh Noooo no Oh ohh oh Nooooo no Oh ohh oh No no no nooo We keep on burying each other (Ohhhhhh) Carrying on like it's routine (Ohhhhhh) Waiting for someone to stop and shout (Ohhhhhh) "This is crazy!" Wake us up! Wake us up! Wake us up out of our dreamworld Wake us up! Dreamworld Wake us up! Dreamworld Well now this ain't no dream, it's a nightmare And while we're sleeping, we're breathing lies in the air As slowly we make peace with all the evil that's around Around... Around... La La La La Laaa We keep on burying each other (Ohhhhhh) Carrying on like it's routine (Ohhhhhh) Waiting for someone to stop and shout (Ohhhhhh) "This is crazy!" Wake us up! Wake us up! C'mon ya'll let's - Wake up Confront the realities that - Make up The world all around us gotta - Change up (The way that we respond to the) How much longer can we - Fake it Faith without works is simply - Worthless Praying for change but also - Working towards (seeing the world restore) C'mon ya'll